Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-25
DOMESTIC HINTS.
PRICAssEE OF EGGS.

shake it gently over the fire till proper
ly thickened; garn'sh with yoIks OF
hard boiled eggs, chopped small.
GRAHAM BISCUIT
Three cups of graham Hour, one cup
Of wheat flour. two large teaspoons OF
baking powder well mixed with flour.
rub in two large tablespoons Of butter.
little salt, hall 81 cup Of sugar, one
beaten egg and enough sweet milk
(cold) to make a soft dough, roll out,
cut with biscuit cutter and bake imme-
diately,
LEMON PIE.
One teacup of boiling water, TWO
tablespoonfus OF corn starch, cooking
until thick paste. Add one cup of
sugar piece Of butter the ~ of an
egg. and set to cool. Stir together
the yolks of two eggs and the grated
rInd aud juice of one lomon. NJ all
together; bake quickly. Frost when
done.
ICE CREAM CAKE.
One cup Of sugar two eggs, one-half
cup Of sweet milk. l cups of llour'
piece Of butter the : ~ Of an egg three
teaspoonius OF baking powder Cream
for cake: One half cup OF sweet milk.
three teaspoonfuls of powdered sugar,
one teaspoouful Of corn starch, DO
unit thick; favor with vanilla.
COTTAGE CAKE.
Three-fourlhs Of cup Of buttrr, one
cup of white sugar, one and one-half
cups OF flour four eggs (yoiks and
whites beaten separately, one table
spoonful Of sweet nj TX, one and one
] half teaspoonful, Of baking powder,
little salt; flavor with lemon. Rub the
baking powder INTO the flour.
sUEr PUDDING.
Chop Gre three ounce, If beef suet,
same quantity Of bread crumh-, small
pint q flour, pinch of salt Mix well.
then add oac tcacup OF preserves and
enough wa.cy to make il soft; then pat
I'M IA Toured lag and boil three hours.
ANY fruit csu oo used instead OF pre-
serves If preferred.
POTATO SALAD.
One quart OF small potatoes two
tablespoonful, chopped onions, two Of
chopped parsley. four OF beets and
enough Of any of the salad dressings or
clear vinegar to make it slightly moist;
to the latter, if used, add tile melted
butter. Keep in a cool place until
ready to serve
PEACH PIE.
Line deep pie plate with good, but
not rich paste. FIJI with pared peach
es, stoned and cut n halves. Sweeten
well. and il the peaches are not soft
add little water. Cover W tn rich
paste and bake. Til, is delicious pie
if eaten on the day it is baked.
MOCK MINCE MEAT
One and one-half cups powdered
crackers, one cup each moasses.
chopped rails ms and vinegar, two cups
sugar, one-half cup warm water. same
of melted butter. one cup currants il
desired, one teaspoon each OF cloves,
cinnamon and nutmeg.
BREAD FRITrERs.
Cut thin, round slices of bread.
butter them very lightly. spread with
jam and stick together in pairs. Fry
in boiling lard. after dipping in batter
OF one egg, one pnt of milk, pinch
of salt and flour enough to make pan.
cake batter
ROASTED QCAIrs.
Pluck draw aud SINCE them; wrap
them n vne leaves and slices of bacon,
wrap IN buttcrcd paper; if the paper
burns put on more, roast them until
well Drowned. and serve them on
pieces Of toasted bread
WILD GRAPE JELLY.
Boil and strain the grapes; to one
pint of juice allow jhrcc.fourths Of
pound of sugar; boil the juice about
twenty minutes. heat the sugar ana add
the juice. boil five minutes and put in
tumbers.
FRIED CHICKEN.
Cut up the chicken and salt and DIP
in -FOUR have dripping pan with plenty
of DO ling lard into which Law the
chicken; put in wel.heated oven; fry
/ brown on both dies.
srEwED POTATOES.
Pare and cut into lengthwise strips.
covered with boiling water. and stew
twenty minutes. Turn off nearly all
the water, put in a cupful cold milk
with salt.
RAW TOMATOES.
Skin the tomatoes by putting them in
scalding water for "A minute, allow to
cool. cut into slices and squeeze a good
lemon over them.
FRIED CAKES.
Two eggs. two cups of sugar six
tablcspoonfuls of melted lard. three
ieaspoonfuls Of baking powder. one and
half cups of mil,